Broomsedge Bluestem
Andropogon virginicus
Broomsedge bluestem turns old fields and roadsides warm orange-tan through winter, a pioneer of poor, disturbed ground. Provides cover and seed for wildlife and hosts several skippers.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- September, October
- Bloom colors
- brown, white
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen, border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV